Kahoot! in a dental hygiene class: Motivating or stressful for students?

Q3 Dentistry

Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene Pub Date : 2025-02-01

Nazlee Sharmin, Alia Wazir, Ava K Chow

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Abstract

Introduction: Kahoot! is an online quiz game that has become popular in education, including health professional education. Despite the known benefits of Kahoot!, application of this game in dental hygiene education is rare.

Description of case: Kahoot! was incorporated into a dental hygiene course at the University of Alberta, Canada. A pilot study was conducted to describe students' experiences with and perspectives on Kahoot! gaming. Nineteen percent (19%) of the students in the course participated in a voluntary, anonymous survey. The results indicated positive impacts of Kahoot! on student components of motivation: attention, relevance, confidence, and satisfaction. Seventy-five percent (75%) of the survey respondents reported in-class competition in Kahoot! as a source of motivation; 24% found the live leaderboard stressful.

Discussion: Despite some stressful experiences reported by students, this study suggests that Kahoot! is an excellent tool for promoting student engagement.

Conclusion: Further studies are needed in this area to explore the impact of Kahoot! on the academic performance and learning outcomes of dental hygiene students.

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Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene Medicine-Medicine (all)

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期刊介绍： The Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene (CJDH), established in 1966, is the peer-reviewed research journal of the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association. Published in February (electronic-only issue), June, and October, CJDH welcomes submissions in English and French on topics of relevance to dental hygiene practice, education, policy, and theory.